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Easy Gnocchi with Butter and Sage Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3-4 small or medium russet potatoes
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 egg
1-1½ cups flour
2 tablespoons of butter (for pan frying)
Sage (for pan frying)

Directions:
Directions:
1. Add potatoes to a large pot of cool water. Bring the pot of water to a boil and boil potatoes for 20-25 minutes, or until a fork can easily poke through it.

2.Drain potatoes and allow to cool.Using a peeler or your fingers, remove the skin of potatoes.

3. In a medium bowl, mash the potatoes until all lumps are gone.Add salt and pepper to mashed potatoes and mix well.

4. Make a ring of the potatoes and crack an egg in the center. Whisk the egg and lightly mix into the potatoes until evenly distributed.

5. Knead the dough, adding flour along the way until the dough loses stickiness and becomes a more solid mound.

6. Slice dough into 4 parts, take one part and roll it out into a long rope, about an inch wide.Slice rope into ½-inch squares and set aside.

7. Using an overturned fork, you can slide each gnocchi square over the fork prongs so they become serrated in a corkscrew shape. Another way to shape the gnocchi is to simply press your finger into the gnocchi to form a small basin.

8. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the gnocchi. Boil until they float to the top, then remove.

9. In a pan over medium heat, melt butter and add sage. Add gnocchi to pan with sage butter, toss until lightly golden on the outside.

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hour
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I would suggest using a potato ricer to really mash up the potatoes if you have one, because i couldn't get all the lumps out and it affected the result.

I also had a tough time shaping the gnocchi using a fork, so ultimately went with the small indent strategy. Overall it turned out really well that way!

We just used a store-bough Marinara and Ricotta sauce which was fantastic, but eager to try this butter and sage version as well!

Adapted from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCTGmbAnn44

 

 

 

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